Tender Indifference
after Camus
“Mum died today, or, maybe it was yesterday.”
On trial for murder, it is not Meursault’s innocence or guilt that will decide his fate, it is his apathy. Part existential comedy, part disillusioned tragedy, Tender Indifference is inspired by Camus' seminal novel The Outsider.
Meursault, an indifferent man of little aspiration attends his mother’s funeral, feels nothing and a short time later kills a man. The consequences of these actions, but more so his general lack of engagement, see him sentenced to be decapitated, and finally come to terms with his execution through accepting the universe’s indifference towards humankind.
after Albert Camus
created by Arrive. Devise. Repeat. additional material by Jacqueline Marriott
directed by Victor Kalka
with Joanne Coleman, Ryan Devlin, Alexis Hammerton, Patrick Howard, Victor Kalka, and Troy Kent
Arrive. Devise. Repeat., Sydney Fringe Festival 2015
